Does a laser pointer damage your eyesight if it's reflected from a white board and hits your eye?

Question

Does a laser pointer damage your eyesight if it's reflected from a white board and hits your eye?

Answer 1

It seems like it would have dissipated too much to cause any damage.

Answer 2

It all depends on how powerful the laser is and what colour. If it's less than 5mw (dollar store laser pointer), then your blink reflex will save you. Anything more powerful than 5mw could be harmful to the eye after reflecting from a white board.

Answer 3

Laser power does not grow weaker as it goes... so yea it might but then again some lasers are weka to begin with.

Answer 4

If the laser is powerful enough and the whiteboard is reflective enough, then yes you can receive damage from it.